PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rama Udo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Udo
vs
Thomas

177 cm
33
165 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

175 cm
30
163 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Udo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Udo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Udo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Udo with an uppercut!
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Udo misses.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Udo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Udo jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Udo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Udo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Udo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Udo saw that one coming.
Udo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Udo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Udo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Udo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Udo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Udo scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas checks a low kick from Udo.
Udo misses with a straight right.
Udo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Udo avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Udo thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Thomas cracks Udo with an open hand slap.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Udo.
Udo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thomas rushes Udo and presses him up against the cage.

Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Udo off balance momentarily.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Udo is out of range.
Udo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Tim Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Udo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Udo avoids nicely.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Udo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
Thomas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Udo moves out of range easily.
Udo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Udo backs up against the cage.
Udo scoring well with a low kick there.

Udo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.

Udo manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a two punch combo.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Udo's ribs.
Udo throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Crunch! Udo slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Udo misses with the combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Udo doesn't seem bothered though.
Udo throws a leg kick that misses.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas tries to work over Udo's front leg with a kick but Udo checks it.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Udo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Udo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Udo slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
A jab from Udo finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Udo.
Udo missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Udo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Udo.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Udo staying out of range there.
Udo throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Thomas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Udo down.
Udo keeps the fight on the outside.
Udo scores with a kick to the body.
Thomas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Udo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Thomas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good leg kick by Udo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Udo moved away.
Tim Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Udo misses with a double jab.
Thomas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Udo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Udo checks the leg kick.
Udo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Udo.
Udo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas tries to clinch but Udo is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Udo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Udo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Udo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good leg kick by Udo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Udo misses with a looping right.
Udo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Udo moved away.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Udo counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Udo to acknowledge the strikes.
Udo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Udo tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas throws a jab when Udo was well out of range.
Udo is looking to counter punch.
Udo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Udo.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas feints a jab promting Udo to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Udo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas jabs Udo to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with a hook.
Udo throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Udo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tim Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Udo is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Udo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a body punch but Udo moves out of range.
Udo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Udo.
Thomas stuns Udo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Udo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thomas will feel that in the morning.
Udo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Udo connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas moves forwards but Udo connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas digs a good hook to Udo's body.
Udo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Udo's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Udo moves out of range.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Udo.
Thomas lands a head kick!
Udo tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas stuns Udo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Udo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Udo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thomas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Udo back to the cage. Thomas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Udo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Udo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Udo tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Udo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Udo avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Udo
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Udo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
enabling Udo to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Udo manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Udo is looking to clinch.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Udo at a distance.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Udo blocks the body kick.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Udo's belly button to the back.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Udo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Udo.
Udo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Udo scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Udo there.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Udo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Udo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Udo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
A swing and a miss from Udo.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Udo is just out of range.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Udo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Udo pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Udo.
Udo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rama Udo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udo lands a hook to the side of the head.

Thomas manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Udo blocks a jab.
Thomas defending well as Udo loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Udo.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Udo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Udo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Udo avoids it well.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Udo manages to avoid it.
Udo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Udo counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Udo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab lands there for Udo.

Thomas is rocked!
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Udo finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Udo misses with a looping right.
Udo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Udo dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Udo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
Udo ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Udo back to the cage. Thomas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Udo counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Udo cracks Thomas with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Udo.
Despite the aggression on Thomas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Udo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Tim Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Udo throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Udo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Udo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Udo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Udo looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas scores with a jab. Udo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Udo's head back.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas tries a low kick but Udo avoids it.

Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Udo in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Thomas.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Thomas!
A very excited looking Tim Thomas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.